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Old 10-11-2010, 04:56 PM   #1
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I've discovered something weird!
My ebook likes to collect pennies!
I put it down on the desk, picked it back up and a penny was stuck to the back of it. It came away but the magnetic pull was quite strong there! Just in the top right corner it is magnetic, why??
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Old 10-11-2010, 05:03 PM   #2
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Does that happen to be where the magnet that closes the cover is?
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Old 10-11-2010, 05:07 PM   #3
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Does that happen to be where the magnet that closes the cover is?
Errr, I didnt realise the cover was magnetic (havent got one yet)
Its a strong magnet thats for sure!
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Old 10-11-2010, 05:24 PM   #4
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Interesting, in the US a penny is copper based and not magnetic. (Except for some made
durring WWII)

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Old 10-11-2010, 05:27 PM   #5
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My ebook likes to collect pennies!
I put it down on the desk, picked it back up and a penny was stuck to the back of it. It came away but the magnetic pull was quite strong there! Just in the top right corner it is magnetic, why??
Your ebook is working actively to save you money! They mention that in the ads...
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Your ebook is working actively to save you money! They mention that in the ads...
Hmm, good feature! Will take me a while tho as only pennies and two pence pieces are magnetic!
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Old 10-11-2010, 05:42 PM   #7
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Oops, I meant to say they SHOULD mention that in the ads.
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Old 10-11-2010, 05:49 PM   #8
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Oops, I meant to say they SHOULD mention that in the ads.
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Old 10-11-2010, 07:11 PM   #9
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Interesting, in the US a penny is copper based and not magnetic. (Except for some made
durring WWII)

Luck;
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Yes here too pennies were always all copper, biut nowadays some have a ferric compound in the mix and so are magnetic. Not all tho.
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Old 10-11-2010, 07:56 PM   #10
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Pity the ereader doesn't mysteriously pick up recent bestsellers when no one is looking!
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Interesting, in the US a penny is copper based and not magnetic. (Except for some made
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Oh, internet. Is that anything that you can't tell us?

http://www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint...ion=fun_facts2
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Old 10-13-2010, 02:06 PM   #12
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Yep. US pennies have had nothing but copper plating for almost 30 years.
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I want on that picks up $100 USD notes.
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Old 10-14-2010, 12:22 PM   #14
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They all pick up 100 dollar bills. Just lay it on top of any unowned C-note you happen to find lying around.
It helps if the back of the reader is wet.
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Old 10-14-2010, 12:38 PM   #15
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Yes here too pennies were always all copper, biut nowadays some have a ferric compound in the mix and so are magnetic. Not all tho.
The 1p and 2p coins have been made of copper-plated steel (hence are magnetic) since September 1992. Earlier coins were made from bronze, and hence are non-magnetic.

To answer the original poster's question, however: all Sony Readers have a magnet at the top and bottom; it's used by the Sony covers to hold them shut.
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